There is more to asanas than simply an erect spine. Properly prepared in asana the body melts away. Its like entering one of those 1970's John Lilly isolation tanks. The parts touching the floor form a solid foundation, the vertebrae are stacked, the lungs free, the jaw relaxed.
The act of closing the eyes results in euphoria. Attention expands naturally and spontaneously, thoughts subside. And now you are ready to meditate. It the reason they used to pass around the sheet of asanas back in the day. Too bad no one in the TMO was trained in the art. s. I swear, once I quit my day job I am going to teach yoga somewhere. --- In [email protected], "BillyG." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Or Lotus posture (Guru Dev sits in this posture) keeps the spine erect > like an archers bow to ensure proper flow of vital pranas upwards. > > All orthopedic doctors recommend a small pillow > at the small of the back to accomplish this, short of this, poor > posture over many years causes bone spurs in the neck and spine, > especially if you are falling asleep while meditating (terrible > posture, leading to early onset of arthritis). > > Notice the sloppy posture of even John Hagelin when he meditates, note > how his neck falls when he is seen meditating, over the years he will > pay a price for that, too bad MMY didn't establish proper guidelines > for correct posture for meditation before he died. Meditation isn't > sleep!! > > MMY doesn't stress the importance of this posture because TM is > Yoga-lite for modernity! When a meditator consciously transcends he is > purportedly able to maintain constant perfect posture! even in the > transcendent state! > > Wiki on the Lotus posture below: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asanas >
